The “Wheel of Giants” is estimated to be about 5,000 years old. Ed Mazza via Huffington Post: A mysterious stone circle in the Middle East is estimated to be nearly 5,000 years…
Stonehenge
Megalithic Britain aficionados, this one’s for you, via the New York Times: AMESBURY, England — About 6,300 years ago, a tree here toppled over. For the ancients in this part of southern…
Would you give away Stonehenge if you owned it? Meet the man who did just that, courtesy of BBC News: Today Stonehenge is England’s most important monument, but 100 years ago it…
Yet another megalithic monument site has been found recently, this time in England not far from the ever-controversial Stonehenge site. Who built the monument and why it was built remains a mystery. How it was…
Superhenge is “Archaeology on steroids” according to the Guardian: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a massive stone monument buried under a thick, grassy bank only two miles from Stonehenge. The hidden…
The Shigir Idol was found in a peat bog in Russia over 125 years ago. It had previously been dated at 9,500 years old, but new research from Mannheim, Germany suggests the idol…
Off the coast of Sicily, divers have discovered a Stonehenge-like monolith. Rossella Lorenzi via Discovery News: Broken in two parts, the 3.2-foot-long monolith has a rather regular shape and features three holes…
Julian Spalding, a prominent museum director in Britain, has a new theory about the famous megalithic site: it was an ancient Mecca on Stilts. From the Guardian: Whether it was a Druid…
The autumnal equinox is upon us and the Wall Street Journal recognizes it with one of those quirky human interest stories that makes someone look like a total lunatic, this time giving…
The White House is plugging President Obama’s visit to Stonehenge in England with this video: His spoken thoughts aren’t exactly profound: “these are some special stones … I love the moss ……
via The Smithsonian: We walked the Avenue, the ancient route along which the stones were first dragged from the River Avon. For centuries, this was the formal path to the great henge,…
Abby Martin interviews author and philosopher, Graham Hancock, about the mysteries of ancient civilization, hidden societies from the past, censorship by TED Talks and the difficulty in getting these ideas accepted by…
I’m starting to wonder if maybe the ancients left stonehenge around just to mess with us. Before dawn Saturday, thousands of revelers will again gather among the monoliths at Stonehenge to sing,…
Is Stonehenge far less lofty than previously believed? Phys.org reports: British researchers on Saturday unveiled a new theory saying Stonehenge was originally a graveyard and venue for mass celebrations. The findings would…
Would you dare to tamper with the burial chamber of the mythic King Ale the Strong? Via Live Science: A 5,500-year-old tomb possibly belonging to a Stone Age chieftain has been unearthed…
The Daily Grail on the meaning of a mysterious, ancient marvel sitting in the South American desert: In the coastal desert of Peru lies a strange structure consisting of what appears to…
Today marks the summer solstice – the day of the year when the Earth’s and the moon’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun. It’s a day of celebration around the world,…
The construction of megalithic structures, such as the pyramids and Stonehenge, have long since been a mystery to modern civilization. An archaeology student at the University of Exeter thinks he has found…
The British government has backed out of funding Stonehenge as part of its austerity measures, never mind that doing so was part of Britain’s successful 2012 Olympics bid. The New York Times…
In the world of ancient history, this is pretty big news, reported by the Independent: Stonehenge had a previously unknown wooden “twin” just 900m to its north-west, according to remarkable new archaeological…
If they wanted, could druids use their powers to cause accidents? The U.K.’s Metro reports: Austrian motorway authority ASFINAG said it was skeptical at first and kept the project a secret. But…
The Black Fridays Episode 16 — Julian Richards Website • iTunes • Direct Download • RSS The Black Fridays is pleased to bring you Julian Richards! We believe Julian to be one of…
Wally Wallington has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized pillar weighing 22,000 lbs and moved a barn over 300 ft. What makes this so special is that he does it using only himself, gravity, and his incredible ingenuity:
James Sturcke and Maev Kennedy report in The Guardian: Archaeologists have discovered evidence of what they believe was a second Stonehenge located a little more than a mile away from the world-famous…